Oxford Democrat., 1887-11-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

wAsurxoro n. Oct. IS, 1887.
Washington 10 In the nIds, Of Ter fall
house.elsanins. which annually takes
plsee In honor Of her c,rgrsssionsl and
winter eussis. Abou, this time ssery
rear, the frat delegation Of the guests
arrives In the penons Of Misc Vanity
Fair and her visilsnt mama. fresh from
summer sojourn at the seaside or 10 the
mountains. and ready for the first social
wki,l of the season. And What vhifi
| 1, gill be f,r this young miss! She will
dance aud prshes 9Th ,rnnsazing neal
until the shsdoss Of L,nt cast the signal
for /. short respite unliks her Is the next
delegation the journalists sefibss. Ann
ed With earpet-bas and No. ? faber. they
march TO familiar Newspaper Ro~ aud
there dispor themselves. rot amid the
mares Of rsrpsiehore. ba, Ia comm union
With black lead and Amongf sn aeea.
mulsied mass OF news matter. Wi'hln
q stones throw !. the historic willsrds
Hotel, the Ebbii. and Rigg'. where the
daily meet Of politicians aud loeeyss.
cor ngr,.smen aud hansers-on. will furnish
sufiisieat food Tor thoushs aud vofk IN
these isdsd journalists. Next. To this
Influx Of winter wsshinstonisrs, eomss
the congressman with his rsinas OF
sisters, cousins. and aunis. Close upon
their heels tag the fsmishsd legion OF
Office. seekers. and = train Of disciples of
Mie.wbsr. I bad almost omitted to
chronicle the arrival Of those Of the I'm.
por,ant genus lobbyist" They come.
too. With the advent Of Conzr.. sad
establish themselves In the loobies OF the
halls Of the Ns,ionsl legislature. Both
e,s. figure oonspIeaou.ly in this latter
elan. bu, |, IL no, remarkable that the
female portion wage . more effective In.
,rigus upon the representative aud sen
Atof.
lis for this varied winter persoansl OF
the Nation. Capital ,hs, hotel keepers
aud boarding house danes exert every
power to sweep. gsrnish. gild. and patch.
On ell sidss !. the sisn of action. and the
dizzy dssstsd .umntr aspect gives pl.es
TO a fall and winter GLOW. Bright
and new signs. bearing the familiar Lex.
end "Rooms for Rent" Peep from
m,risd. Of windows and do0r-sy'. and
,k. inee.snt elsng Of doofbslls announces
the f.e, that the army Of room hunters
h.. made iis fra, On,laush, for the sea-
son
Esprs,'iors Of surprise and s'lon'h-
men, ar, heard from the returning Solons.
when they reach Washington. i the
transformations Effected during their
absence. In r.pid improvement wash.
ing,ou IL probably the most remarkse!s
cit, Ia the world. Each year the magic
hand Of the builder works surprises IN
new designs Of brick, stone. and mortar.
Bat preparation and imprOvsmen, a. the
Capital /, no, cohhnsd 10 private enter
prise. The Dis,rie, Governmen, -hieh
| Ia. already done 80 much TO make Ws.h'
ins,Ou the pride Of The American people.
/. never idle Ia carrying out the design
Of the work inaBgurs,ed BY Alexander X
shepherd. New streets ere oPsnsd. aud
paved with asphalt. Vas, public build.
ins. are reared. dresry wastes Of groaad
arc me,amorpko.ed into vsid.nt parks.
aud each day becomes more beautiful
During the pas, summer especial care
and cultivation has bsea expended upon
the numerous PARIS for which Washing.
ton IL famous. and upon the little tn.
angular gr,en patches which sfs formed
q, the jare,ioa Of the Obliqas sand
the rish, angular streets.
| Penn,ylvaaia A,enue. the Champs BY
see Of the American Capital. nov presents
. beautiful smooth stretch Of asphalt
from the White marble Capitol on the
cas-, to the granite Treasury oa the west,
and Is msued only BY car track down
ns center. Every afternoon. a. four
o'clock. the outpour from the GJtefn.
men, department. mingle' With fashion
10 q promenade upon the north sidewalk.
in con,ra,t With the almos, deserted soa,h
side Of the Avenue. ], 10 curious. this
fact OF PennsJ sJlvAnia A,epus, 'hst almost
all of IL. foot traffic and the m'joriy Of
bushes, !, upon the north eide. while ir
southern sidewalk is comparatively bare
and unin,i,ing.
The President will fad unweleome
relief from hi, swinging around the
circle in the preparation Of hn annual
me,ssgs To Coasre.s. The message will
receive immediate attention on hi. re-
tura. snd Of course i,s chief topic will Be
the tariff problem. The heads Of the
various departments materially assist in
the preparation Of the message. They
are all now busy compiling much In.
formation for Mr. Clsselsnds use. and
reserve from publication 90 much ofth'if
annual reports As will likely b, 10 "a" u
the Prsidsat
The political dawn already brshiens
Washington and gives pfomi,s Of al
,.psei.lly brillisn, political std social
season. L.
CoMrARisoss ARE DANGEROUS --JJha'